Originally Posted by
kevbo
All this is why being a pro pilot is mainly for rich kids. The only a way a poor kid can make it is with extreme focus and/or some good luck. You can work your way through the ratings for half the cost of a flight school. That way you can stop and walk away without regret/debt if it doesn't work out.
Unless you're rich or have rich family, or are in the military, it is pretty impossible for most people to get to an ATP cert without going in to debt. That is unless you want to take 10 years doing it.